DdeRequest()

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Retrieves an item from the DDE server.

Syntax

DdeRequest(<service>, <topic>, <item>, <format>, <resource>)

Parameters

service

Name of the DDE-server.

topic

Topic of the conversation.

item

The data item for which the resource must be retrieved from the DDE server.

format

MS Windows data format of the item.

resource

The resource that is set to the retrieved value. Only "value" is supported.

NOTE:

This method will not report that mandatory parameters are missing.